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Monday, May 30, 2005

France deals the European Union a blow

By a 10- point margin, French voters turned thumbs down on the proposed constitution for the European Union. Questions linger as to whether this is a death blow, or merely a bump in the road to formalizing European unity. In other discussions I have predicted difficulties in tying this collaboration up in a neat bow, given the diverse nature of the members. Yesterday's vote confirms that.